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University of Cologne

Department of Economics

Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo Faculty)

Contacts & Locations

The Department of Economics is administered by several offices at various locations. Below you can find office contacts / websites by chair holder. Please first use the contacts provided there for your queries. The assignment of other persons can be found under their profiles in People.

Dear students: If you have any questions regarding the modalities of theses, inspections, preliminary corrections, letters of evaluation, etc., please consult the chair pages listed below and the respective sections of the Teaching & Studies page before contacting us or the chair's offices. For all other questions concerning the organisation of your studies, first contact the WiSo Student Service Point.

Department Management and Board

For concerns regarding the Department of Economics, please use this contact form (preferred) or email us at econ-office(at)wiso.uni-koeln(dot)de.

Board and Governance

The Department of Economics is a unit of the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne. Its Board consists of:

Department Officers and Functions

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Siegloch
  • Executive Director
Prof. Dr. Alexander Westkamp
  • Deputy Executive Director
Helge Braun, PhD
  • Managing Director
  • Programme Director MSc Economic Research (CGS)
  • Programme Director PhD Programme in Economics (CGS)
Dr. Julia Fath
  • Managing Director Studies and Teaching
  • Programme Director BSc Volkswirtschaftslehre
Dr. Christoph Scheicher
  • Programme Director MSc Economics
Prof. Dr. Felix Bierbrauer
  • Academic Director MSc Economic Research
  • Academic Director PhD Programme in Economics
Prof. Dr. Erik Hornung
  • Academic Director BSc Volkswirtschaftslehre
Prof. Dr. Michael Krause
  • Academic Director MSc Economics
  • Vice-Dean of Research
Prof. Dr. Alexander Westkamp
  • Job Market Officer
Dr. Katharina Laske
  • Managing Director, Cologne Graduate School
Tom Brinker
  • Doctoral Student Representative

Legal notice & Website

The web presence of the Department of Economics is part of University of Cologne's websites.
University of Cologne's legal notice applies.

Contact for the Department's web presence.

Postal address:
Uni­ver­si­tät zu Köln
Department of Economics
Al­ber­tus-Ma­gnus-Platz
50923 Köln
Visitor address
Student Service Center (➨ Gebäude 102 SSC) 
4.302 - 4.304
Universitätsstraße 22a
50937 Köln

Campus Location

Social-Media-Channels of the WiSo-Faculty

Good Scientific Practice

We are committed to high standards of scientific integrity, as outlined in the UoC Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice and the DFG's corresponding guidelines. In case of questions or problems, please contact us or see the university's support page.

Code of Ethics and Antidiscrimination

We subscribe to the principles outlined in the Code of Ethics of the German Economic Association. We cherish values of professional and intellectual integrity, honesty, care, and transparency—and oppose any discriminatory behavior or harassment. See also (including the ressources available on these sites):

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